A great day to be Irish

St Patrick’s day is celebrated in more countries throughout the world than any other national day. Two million people turn out in New York to enjoy the parade – that’s more than a third of the population of modern day Ireland! Tourism Ireland has had the wonderful idea of a Global Greening Initiative where cities turn their most iconic buildings green. That’s mad and fantastic in equal measure. Revellers paint their faces green, drink green beer, they even dye the river green in Chicago! Some people think it’s got a bit tacky but, sure, “Who cares? It’s great fun

So what of the Saint who started it all off? What do you know about him? Try our fun quiz and see what you find out.